25 Aug 2013
Thoughts#2930
Fasting
Fasting
really has more to do with humility than it does with food "God resists
the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (James 4:6) So while the world often stands in fear of
the proud, we need to remember that God favors the humble. The problem is that while humility is a godly
quality, it does not come supernaturally like meekness. It only comes through practice.
When
we fast, we are putting the act of humility into practice. We deny ourselves
something as basic as food. We deny
ourselves much more than food. Fasting
is a spiritual acknowledgment that it is God who sustains life, not food. And only through a deep and obedient
relationship with God, through prayer and fasting, can we ever fully understand
His purpose for our lives.
Isaiah 58:4
You
will not fast as you do this day, to make your voice heard on high.